FERTILISER BUSINESS In the past decade Nitrogénművek Zrt has become the leading nitrogenous fertiliser manufacturer in Hungary. The company’s ongoing success and rapid development is predominantly down to its cautious investment planning and efficiency focused operational policy. Edina Beale reports.
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ince its establishment in 1991, Nitrogénművek Zrt has always put special emphasis on modern technologies and has continuously invested in new facilities in Pétfürdő to meet the highest requirements of the fertiliser market. Most recently, the company has again made significant investments into improving quality and increasing capacity.
Increased output Based on the design of the American company Kellogg Braun & Root, the expansion of the ammonia plant started in 2011, and as a result of this the company went from an output of 1200 to 1400 tonnes
per day in the primary reformer section. In mid-2012, €10 million was invested into expanding the capacity of the reformer facilities. In October 2015 the company implemented a major investment plan – worth €35 million – which is currently being carried out. Thanks to these investments Nitrogénművek Zrt is now operating one of the most modern ammonia plants in the region. Apart from greater output, the plant’s environmental and safety features have vastly improved and energy consumption has been reduced by about 3 per cent. The capacity of the nitric acid plant has been increased in two phases; based on the design of the French Grande Paroisse, the plant’s output
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